- indie pop, jangle pop, alternative rock, alternative and punk
- 46 min
- 11 tracks
- Rough Trade
The Smiths is the debut studio album by the English rock band the Smiths, released on 20 February 1984 by Rough Trade Records. The album was first recorded with producer Troy Tate, but the results were ultimately shelved in favour of a new version produced by John Porter. Recording took place intermittently in London, Manchester, and Stockport during September 1983, between dates on the band's national tour.
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Character
Character-led, spare, classical in form and intimate.
- character-ledplot-driven
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
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- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Village VoiceB−
- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Billboard4.5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune3.5/4 ★
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.8/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Reel Around the Fountain5:57
- 2You’ve Got Everything Now3:60
- 3Miserable Lie4:28
- 4Pretty Girls Make Graves3:43
- 5The Hand That Rocks the Cradle4:39
- 6This Charming Man2:43
- 7Still Ill3:21
- 8Hand in Glove3:23
- 9What Difference Does It Make?3:50
- 10I Don’t Owe You Anything4:05
- 11Suffer Little Children5:31
11 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Smiths
- Label
- Rough Trade
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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